As the state government last year celebrated June 9 as Child Protection Day, Ghosh was honoured on behalf of the Darjeeling district administration for exemplary work towards child protection. Months after being felicitated by the state government for his contribution towards child protection, the West Bengal CID on Friday arrested Mrinal Ghosh, the Darjeeling district child protection officer , along with a registered medical practitioner – who is also a member of the Darjeeling Child Welfare Committee – for their alleged involvement in the Jalpaiguri child trafficking racket.
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West Bengal: Ex-minister sacked as college council chief
Former state minister Abdul Karim Chowdhury was, on Friday, sacked as president of the governing body of North Dinajpur’s Islampur College and chairpersonship of the North Bengal Development Council. The action comes days after violence in the college, between rival factions of the Trinamool Chhatra Prarishad – the students’ wing of the Trinamool Congress .
Man accused of killing parents, girlfriend, brought to Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 7 – Bhopal resident Udayan Das, who was arrested for allegedly killing his parents and live-in partner, was taken to Bankura Aby a team of West Bengal Police officers on Monday late night. The state Police said the accused was taken to West Bengal’s Bankura district by road directly from the metropolis, where he was flown earlier in the evening.
West Bengal: TMC leader arrested for vandalizing police station in Burdwan
Kolkata/Burdwan, Jan 29 : Hours after a police station was ransacked by angry mob over a local issue in West Bengal’s Burdwan district, police on Saturday night arrested at least eleven persons, including a local leader of ruling Trinamool Congress , in connection with the case, reports said. Earlier in the afternoon, alleging that police were helping in an illegal and unauthorized construction in a local school compound and demanding the removal of local police stations Inspector-in-Charge , a large number of local villagers attacked Ausgram Police Station.
Bengal CM announces three more hill developmental boards
Siliguri, Jan 22 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced the formation of three more developmental boards for hill people and rolled out a Rs 100-crore project for tea garden workers. She claimed that the state government could have done much more developmental work for the hill people if it had complete control over local municipalities and the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration , a semi-autonomous body that administers the Darjeeling hills.
Demonetisation hits Indo-Bangla trade fair
Siliguri , Jan. 16 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation decision has hit the Indo-Bangladesh trade fair in Siliguri, Darjeeling. [NK India] The eight-day long trade fair, organized by Bangladesh Export bureau permitted-Wren Business globally, showcased mainly garments, electronics, food items, melamine, sarees and world famous Ilish fish.
Indian art finds new colour
Forget secret gardens, enchanted forests or mandalas. There’s a new set of colouring books in town, and they identify as Indian.
Look global: Google CEO Sundar Pichai to IIT-Kharagpur students
Google CEO Sundar Pichai at his alma mater IIT-Kharagpur where he interacted with students. The Tagore open air theatre at IIT Kharagpur was packed to its full capacity as 3500 IITians turned up to listen to their alumnus, Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Why FIR filed against Zee News reporter for covering Dhulagarh riots, …
New Delhi, Dec 27: An FIR has been filed against a Zee News reporter Pooja Mehta and cameraperson Tanmay Mukherjee for covering the Dhulagarh riots, claims channel’s editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary. The FIR also includes the name of Sudhir Chaudhary.
Calcutta
Surgeries and other medical procedures are being postponed and preventive health checks cancelled as the ravages of the cash purge tell on even medical necessities.